21 CFR 184.1349
§ 184.1349 Karaya gum (sterculia gum).
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 184.1349, § 184.1349 Karaya gum (sterculia gum), United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/85567
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(a) Karaya gum (sterculia gum) is the dried gummy exudate from the trunk of trees of various species of the genus Sterculia.
(b) The ingredient meets the specifications of the “Food Chemicals Codex,” 3d Ed. (1981), p. 157, which is incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20418, or may be examined at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
(c) The ingredient is used in food under the following conditions:
Maximum Usage Levels Permitted
(d) [Reserved]
(e) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the uses established in this section do not exist or have been waived.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.